Novelty ladies swimsuit

ABSTRACT

The novelty garment is a garment having a pair of hands disposed thereon. In one embodiment, the garment is a strapless bra made from a transparent material having opaque hands placed thereon to cover the breasts and create the illusion that the hands are holding the breasts. In a second embodiment, the novelty garment is a pair of panties having a transparent rear panel with an opaque pair of hands cupping the buttocks. In either embodiment, the hands may have movable digits that can be arranged in any desired pattern.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication Ser. No. 60/622,053, filed Oct. 27, 2004.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to garments, and particularly to a noveltygarment for stage or music video performers, or for costumes havingrepresentations of human hands thereon.

2. Description of the Related Art

Modern stage performers often wear costumes to convey a theme associatedwith their music, to attract attention and notoriety, and to provideamusement. Similarly, many young women are looking for novel costumesfor parties, e.g., at Halloween. There is a need for garments that arefairly revealing, but provide just enough coverage to comply with theconstraints of modesty. A costume that further conveys the illusion thatthe woman is not wearing clothing, but is being fondled by an unseenlover, would be desirable.

A brassiere designed by Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt was auctioned bySotheby's in April 2003 to benefit breast cancer research. A photographof the bra is published on the anecdotage.com website on the World WideWeb, at least as of Sep. 30, 2004. The bra appears to be a blackstrapless bra having a male hand on one cup and a female hand on theother cup. According to an article of Apr. 20, 2003 published by theSunday Business Post Online and available on the archives.tcm.ie website, the bra brought a bid of $1,345.

Thus, the novelty garment of the present invention solving the foregoingproblems is desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The novelty garment is a garment having a pair of hands disposedthereon. In one embodiment, the garment is a strapless bra made from atransparent material having opaque hands placed thereon to cover thebreasts and create the illusion that the hands are holding the breasts.In a second embodiment, the novelty garment is a pair of panties havinga transparent rear panel with an opaque pair of hands cupping thebuttocks. In either embodiment, the hands may have movable digits thatcan be arranged in any desired pattern.

These and other features of the present invention will become readilyapparent upon further review of the following specification anddrawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an environmental front view of a novelty garment according toa first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an environmental rear view of the novelty garment according tothe first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a detailed, environmental view of the novelty garmentaccording to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an environmental front view of the novelty garment accordingto the first embodiment of the present invention with the connectionband omitted.

FIG. 5 is an environmental rear view of the novelty garment according toa second embodiment of the present invention.

Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistentlythroughout the attached drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention comprises various embodiments of a novelty garmentdesigned for use as a costume by stage or music video performers, or bywomen looking for a costume for a party. A first embodiment of thenovelty garment, designated generally as 10 in the drawings, generallycomprises a brassiere having a first hand 12 and a second hand 14disposed thereon, and a body-embracing band 16, shown more clearly inFIG. 2. The hands 12 and 14 may be disposed over bra cups, or mayactually form the bra cups. The hands 12 and 14 are each shaped in theform of a human hand and are adapted for covering at least a portion ofthe breast, including the nipple, while creating the illusion that thehands are holding or cupping the breasts.

The hands 12 and 14 are made from a material that can be constructedinto a plump hand. The material may be rubber, latex, foam, silicone orany other material suitable to be formed into the shape of a human hand.The first member 12 and the second member 14 each have digits 30 thatresemble the fingers of a human hand, and at least two of the digits maybe separate and flexible for positioning in a desired location.

The body-embracing band 16 connects the hands 12 and 14 and surroundsthe body B of the individual using the garment 10. The band may includea connection band 40 that joins the cups together, or joins the hands 12and 14 together when the hands 12 and 14 form the cups. The band 16 andconnection band 40 may be transparent, while the hands 12 and 14 areopaque. This creates the illusion that the breasts are being held orcupped by an unseen lover, particularly when the garment 10 is worn on adark stage and only illuminated by a spotlight.

FIG. 2 shows a rear view of the novelty garment 10, with thebody-embracing band 16 wrapped about the body B of the individual usingthe garment 10. The body-embracing band 16 attaches in the back of theindividual with a fastener 42. As noted above, the body-embracing band16 may be transparent, giving the appearance of two hands cupping theindividual's breasts. The body-embracing band 16 may additionally befashioned as arms (not shown) extending around the individual's body B,creating the appearance of a person reaching around the wearer's body,grasping the wearer's breasts.

FIG. 3 is a detailed, environmental front view of the novelty garment10. The hands 12 and 14 are attached to each other in the front with theconnection band 40. The connection band 40 is transparent. Thetransparency of the connection band 40 allows the novelty garment 10 tolook as if two hands are supporting the wearer's breasts.

The hand 12 has a first end 18 and a second end 20, and the hand 14 hasa first end 22 and a second end 24. The body-embracing band 16 connectsthe first end 18 of hand 12 to the first end 22 of hand 14. The band 16is adapted for attachment to a human body, embracing the body B of theindividual using the novelty garment 10. The connection band 40 connectsthe second end 20 of hand 12 to the second end 24 of hand 14.

Each hand 12 and 14 has a plurality of separate, supporting digits 30.Preferably, each member 12 and 14 has five digits 30 made to resemblehuman fingers. Each digit 30 is made with a flexible, firm material thatallows the digit 30 to be manipulated. The digits 30 may each have awire 32 running through the digit 30, allowing each digit 30 to beadjusted on the curved body part. The digits 30 are adjustable so thatvarious-sized breasts may be covered. The digits 30 may be manipulatedto provide a specific aesthetic look preferential to the wearer or, whenthe hands 12 and 14 form the cups, to allow the wearer to breastfeedmore easily by moving some of the digits 30 to the side. The user isable to adjust the hands 12 and 14 so that the user may show as much oras little as she desires.

FIG. 4 shows a front environmental view of the novelty garment 10 withthe connection band 40 omitted. The hands 12 and 14 are attached byconnecting one of the digits 30 of hand 12 to one of the digits 30 ofhand 14. In this case, the two digits 30 that are connected to eachother would not be as manipulable as the digits 30 that are completelyseparate.

FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the novelty garment 100. Thegarment 100 is a pair of panties, and the hands 12 and 14 are 5configured over the buttocks of an individual. The digits 30, pointdown, instead of up, as in the first embodiment of the novelty garment10. Each of the digits 30 may be adjusted to cup buttocks of varyingsize. The hands 12 and 14 are attached to each other either with atransparent connection band 40 or by connecting a digit 30 from hand 12to a digit 30 from hand 14.

The novelty garment 10 may additionally be fashioned into a bathingsuit, a bustier, a dress, a blouse or any other appropriate clothingitem.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to theembodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodimentswithin the scope of the following claims.

1. A novelty garment, comprising: a body embracing band and a pair ofcups, the band connecting the cups to form a brassiere; and a pair ofopaque hand members disposed over or forming said pair of cups, saidpair of opaque hand members being disposed to appear to hold the breastsof a user wearing said novelty garment.
 2. The novelty garment of claim1, wherein said body embracing band is made of a transparent material.3. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein said pair of opaque handmembers are shaped in the form of human hands.
 4. The novelty garment ofclaim 1, wherein said pair of opaque hand members are of a materialselected from the group consisting of rubber, latex, foam and silicon.5. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein said pair of opaque handmembers each have digits that resemble fingers.
 6. The novelty garmentof claim 5, wherein said pair of opaque hand members have at least twodigits that are separable from each other and are flexible for a user toposition in any desired orientation.
 7. The novelty garment of claim 5,wherein at least one digit from each of said pair of opaque hand membersjoin together said pair of cups.
 8. The novelty garment of claim 1,wherein said body embracing band includes a transparent connection bandthat joins together said pair of cups.
 9. The novelty garment of claim1, wherein said body embracing band is fashioned as opaque arms thatappear to extend around a user's body said novelty garment is worn by auser.
 10. The novelty garment of claim 1, wherein each of the handscomprises a plurality of flexible, separable fingers, at least one ofthe fingers having a support wire embedded therein, whereby the fingersare adjustable in position.
 11. A novelty garment, comprising: a pair ofpanties having a rear portion; and a pair of opaque hand membersdisposed over said rear portion, said pair of opaque hand members beingdisposed in order to appear to cup the buttocks of a user wearing saidnovelty garment.
 12. The novelty garment of claim 11, wherein said pairrear portion comprises a transparent rear panel.
 13. The novelty garmentof claim 11, wherein said pair of opaque hand members are shaped in theform of human hands.
 14. The novelty garment of claim 11, wherein saidpair of opaque hand members are of a material selected from the groupconsisting of rubber, latex, foam and silicon.
 15. The novelty garmentof claim 11, wherein said pair of opaque hand members each have digitsthat resemble fingers.
 16. The novelty garment of claim 15, wherein saidpair of opaque hand members have at least two digits that are separableone from the other and are flexible for a user to position in anydesired orientation.
 17. The novelty garment of claim 15, wherein atleast one digit from each of said pair of opaque hand members join saidpair of opaque hand members together forming said rear portion of saidpair of panties.